[SPG_Active_Members] Thanks, Grady; and further comments

[Feigenbaum]

On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:45 AM, Grady Booch wrote:

> who are out there fiercely collecting artifacts before they turn  
> into dust. let us sort out how we present them along the way, for  
> frankly, this we are breaking new ground: how does one present, how  
> does one classify, how does one tell the story, how does one reveal  
> the inner beauty of these objects that spring from human cognition  
> and have no material manifestation other than their operation and  
> some lines of code?

EAF: Grady has hit the nail on the head with those words.

It is an historical "opportunity" that the CHM has come to grasp only  
a little
(as spelled out by Len Shustek in his message. ) Why?

1) It is difficult for a museum to display things "that have no  
material manifestation")(NMM). This
requires a great deal of invention and  hard work.

2) the museum itself has a history and a collecting tradition  
(collection bias?) toward
the objects WITH material manifestation (MM). But as things become  
commoditized and
cloud-ified, the CHM will run out of interesting MMs to collect and  
will have to focus on the NMMs
of the information revolution.

My counsel is patience, coupled with an effort to to help the museum  
solve (1) above.

Best wishes,

Ed Feigenbaum

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